Yun Wuxian opened his mouth, and wanted to tell Lao Ma that he had seen Yu Qingxian. However, when he was about to spit out the words, the cloud changed his attention without a trace. Because he thought that even if he told the old horse, there would be no benefit in the slightest except to satisfy his own little vanity.

"Actually, I didn't come here to become a god. Yun Wuxian sighed and said, "I have a last resort. If she can wake up, even if they force me to become an immortal, I won't agree. ”

The old horse patted Yun Wuxian on the shoulder with his hand and said, "Although I don't know what you're talking about. I take your word for it, though. ”

As they spoke, the two men came to the room. Yun Wuxian put the herbs on the ground.

"You come with me. Lao Ma said.

Yun Wuxian followed the old horse to the back room, which had several jars. The old horse pointed to one of the jars and asked Yun Wuxian to follow him with the jar.

"Are we going to meet that very powerful person?" asked Yun Wuxian .

The old horse turned his head, glared at Yun Wuxian, and said, "From now on, you are not allowed to speak without my permission." ”

Yun Wuxian nodded.

The two of them crossed the mountains and mountains for a while and came to a barren cliff.

"That's it. Lao Ma said.

The clouds looked around without a trace. As far as his eyes could see, Gu was in a trance. There was nothing but two or three small dry trees.

"Why didn't I see that person. Yun asked incomprehensibly.

The old horse glared at Yun Wuxian, and Yun Wuxian remembered that the old horse was warning himself not to speak just now. He was negligent for a moment, and forgot what the old horse had warned him. Yun Wuxian hurriedly covered his mouth with his hand and signaled that he would not speak anymore.

"Open the jar. Lao Ma said.

Yun Wuxian bent down and opened the seal on the jar. Immediately, a strong aroma of wine wafted out of the jar. Even people like Yun Wuxian who can't drink know that the wine in the jar must be a rare good wine.

There was not much time, and Yun Wuxian heard a "bump", and not far from him, a pit appeared. The pit wasn't big, but it was deep enough, because Yun Wuxian stretched out his head to look and didn't see the bottom.

The old horse took out the rope from his body and tied it to the altar. Say, "Send the wine down." ”

Yun Wuxian looked at the old horse and asked, "...... down here?"

Yun Wuxian was halfway through his words, and when he thought of Lao Ma's warning, he swallowed back the second half of the sentence. The old horse didn't care about the clouds, and he sent the wine jar to the pit himself. Then the old horse sat cross-legged on the edge of the pit, like an old clock, and stayed quietly. Yun Wuxian could only follow the example of the old horse and sit cross-legged.

About a stick of incense.

"Bang !!"

Yun Wuxian was taken aback. Then, when I looked closely, it was the jar of wine that flew out of the hole. Immediately, a black object flew out of the hole. After the black thing hit the ground, Yun Wuxian saw clearly that the black thing flying out was a person. When Yun Wuxian saw the man's face clearly, he was taken aback again.

It's more like he's a "thing" than a person. Yun Wuxian felt that he had let Chen Feng torture him into a "human snake", which was already the most cruel torture. Compared to this person, the torture he endured was really a small thing.

Standing in front of Yun Wuxian was a wooden stake with no nose, no mouth, and no ears. His two hands. It's just a dry branch growing on a stake.

After seeing this person's face, Yun Wuxian's heart churned, and he couldn't help himself from throwing it out.

"Old Ma, I think you're old and confused. I forgot all the oaths I had made. As the man spoke, Yun Wuxian carefully observed his face, and if something like a flat plate could be called a face.

The man's voice came from a small hole. Yun Wuxian knew, and that small hole was his mouth. And above the small hole, there were two other small holes, and Yun Wuxian knew that it was his eyes.

Although it does not have a mouth, it can make a sound all the same. Although they don't have eyes, they can see things all the same. Yun Wuxian didn't know if it was a great fortune for him.

However, what kind of encounter would make a person become like him? Yun Wuxian couldn't think of the most cruel picture in his life.

"Old ghost, don't be impulsive. The old horse said, "You listen to me first, you are doing it, okay." ”

After listening to the words of the old horse, Yun Wuxian knew that the person in front of him was called the old ghost. The name is also in line with his image. He's a ghost now. Even, even ghosts may not be as ugly as him.

"For the sake of the wine, I will endure half a pillar of incense from you. The old ghost said, "I hope you can convince me in the half-pillar of incense." Otherwise, don't blame me for being cruel to you. ”

"Old ghost, do you remember when we first met?" asked the old horse.

Listening to the old horse's words, the old ghost was silent, he lowered his head, although the flat face was still flat, but Yun Wuxian could feel the fluctuations in his heart. It's just that Yun Wuxian couldn't figure out how Lao Ma's bland words could have such a big impact on the old ghost.

"What do you want to say?" asked the old ghost. There was a slight displeasure in his voice, but Yun Wuxian could still hear it.

"I want to help you. Lao Ma said.

"As I said, no one else is allowed to know about my affairs except you. Could it be that you told him about me?" the old ghost pointed at Yun Wuxian with his finger.

"I didn't tell him. "But even if he knew, he wouldn't say it, because he was a mute." ”

At this point, Yun Wuxian understood why Lao Ma didn't let him speak. In the end, Lao Ma wanted him to play a mute. Yun Wuxian had an idea, and shouted "wow, wow".

The old ghost didn't believe that Yun Wuxian was a mute. He approached Yun Wuji's side, grabbed Yun Wuji's arm with one hand, and pinched Yun Wuji's mouth with the other, Yun Wuxian couldn't break free, so he could only open his mouth wide. The old ghost looked at Yun Wuji's tongue and let go of Yun Wuji.

"You lied to me, his tongue is intact, how can he be dumb. The old ghost said.

"He was born dumb. The old horse sighed and said, "I can't hide it. He was a distant cousin of mine. His mother was my cousin. In the past few days, I have not come here to see you, I have gone down the mountain and arrived at home. Because of the famine, his parents, my cousin, starved to death. I saw him as a mute, and he starved to death at home. So, I took him to Moshan. ”

"He's a mute, and he's just going to live a safe life with you in Moshan. And why did you bring him to me?" asked the old ghost.

"It's just because this kid is not honest. Once, while I was not paying attention, he ran to the 'Jiugong Mountain' and peeked at the disciples of Moshan to practice. As a result, he was discovered by Mo Lingzi and beaten severely, either I interceded for him, or I would have been beaten to death. ”

"What do you mean by bringing him to me?" asked the old ghost.

"Don't worry, listen to me finish slowly. Lao Ma said, "Of course, it's not a good thing for him to peek at Brother Moshan and be arrested for practicing." However, through this incident, I found that he has a good foundation and is a seedling of martial arts. I think if you could instruct him......"

Without waiting for the old horse to finish speaking, the old ghost waved his hand and said, "You want me to accept this dumb man as an apprentice, but there is no door." ”

"Do you just bear to think that your martial arts will not be able to be used, and you will slowly wither and die here? You don't expect them to let you out. You've been waiting here for twenty years. You are mortal, you will not live forever. You don't have the next twenty years left. ”

Lao Ma's words were harsh, but everything he said was the truth. Even if the old horse doesn't say these words, the old ghost will think of these things every day. Although he was confined to the cave and could not come out, he could see the leaves outside the cave and the spring and winter.

Each drifting leaf was a reminder that he was one step closer to death. He does not cause death. He was just afraid that when death came, the enemies who had killed him would still be at large.

The old horse watched the old ghost slowly squat, holding his head in both hands, and his body kept shaking. With the old horse's many years of experience, he knew that the old ghost was fighting fiercely in his heart.

The old horse gently patted the old ghost on the shoulder and said, "We have known each other for so many years, how could I lie to you." As I said, he's your only chance. You can only teach him the martial arts of your whole body, and let him help you realize your wishes. ”

After a while, the old ghost slowly raised his head. His eyes stared straight at Yun Wuxi. Yun Wuxian felt that his eyes were like a scorching fire, making him uncomfortable all over. Yun Wuxian couldn't help but lower his head, avoiding the old ghost's eyes.

"He's dumb, can he hear me?" asked the old ghost.

"I can hear you. "He just can't speak." The ears are good to make. Dog, can you hear me when I speak?" said the old horse.

Yun Wuxian nodded repeatedly.

"Dog, his name is Dog?" the old ghost asked.

"yes. He was a child of a poor family, so he naturally took a cheap name. Cheap names are easy to feed. Lao Ma said with a smile.

"Boy, he will be your master from now on. Quickly kowtow to your master. The old horse pointed at the old ghost and said to Yun Wuji.

Although Yun Wuxian really wanted to learn martial arts from the old ghost, he didn't want to worship the old ghost as a teacher. Because Yun Wuxian has already worshiped Mo Lingzi as a teacher, moreover, in the future, Yun Wuxian will also worship Yu Qingxian as a teacher. Therefore, Yun Wuxian heard that Lao Ma asked him to worship the old ghost as a teacher, but Yun Wuxian refused in his heart. He felt that it was disrespectful to Yu Qingxian to worship others as a teacher like this.

Moreover, he is now a disciple of Moshan. If Mo Lingzi knew about this, I'm afraid Mo Lingzi would also be angry.